The Prayer Snapshot: “Lightbearers: Light That Pierces the Darkness”
Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space and time. When light is present, darkness is conquered, annihilated, vanquished. In Scripture, Jesus declares himself to be the light of the world (John 8:12). When Jesus is present, all darkness must flee. Jesus is the answer for the darkness we see in our world today. In this episode of the Prayer…
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Why Read Matthew’s Gospel?
There’s something I’ve noticed when I get together with old friends to talk about days gone by: we remember the same events differently. Sometimes these differences involve discrepancies that beg to be resolved. But usually they involve different perspectives; different angles on the same event, with each person contributing a part of the whole that none of us possesses alone.…
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4 Prayers for Guidance When you Feel Trapped
I never thought I’d watch a movie about a man cutting off his own arm. But there I was, eyes glued to the screen, watching James Franco stab himself. The movie, 127 Hours, is based on the true story of a climber whose arm was trapped by a falling boulder in a 3-foot-wide canyon he was climbing. After five days…
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The Cross On Which Jesus—and Our Old Self—Died
The cross, the central symbol of the Christian faith, holds such power for believers that they are often willing to go to great lengths to display it. In a remote field in Lithuania tens of thousands of crosses of every imaginable size and design have been planted on a hill by pilgrims coming to offer prayers or to memorialize a…
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3 Scriptures to Pray for People who are Hurting
Suffering. As much as we try to avoid it, it’s likely that everyone will experience some degree of physical, emotional, or spiritual pain at some point in life. It’s simply part of being human. But sometimes, pain takes people hostage. They become trapped in a prison of darkness. No matter how hard they try, hope seems out of reach. King…
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The Feast of Lady Wisdom
There is an image in my mind which was planted in the earliest dawn of my memory, and which I hope will remain with me into the twilight of old age. It is of my mother reading her Bible. She sits enthroned on her overstuffed blue chair, ensconced in a soft red bath robe, bathed in the cool light of…
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Giving God’s Love to Those Who Hurt You
As a kid, I longed for the day when I’d be free of the heartache and horror of middle school politics. I yearned for adulthood. Adults always get along! I naively thought. I was told by teachers and parents that things would get better. You’re all just hormonal and going through big changes, they said. Just wait till you grow…
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